2024–25 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team

2024–25 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	4–11 (0–0 Big South)
Head coach	Saah Nimley (1st season)
Associate head coach	Mike Howland
Assistant coaches	Trey Johnson Nate Louis Michael Ervin
Home arena	Buccaneer Field House

2024–25 Big South men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
High Point	0	–	0		–			12	–	3		.800
Longwood	0	–	0		–			11	–	4		.733
Radford	0	–	0		–			10	–	5		.667
Winthrop	0	–	0		–			10	–	5		.667
UNC Asheville	0	–	0		–			9	–	5		.643
Presbyterian	0	–	0		–			7	–	8		.467
Gardner–Webb	0	–	0		–			5	–	8		.385
Charleston Southern	0	–	0		–			4	–	11		.267
USC Upstate	0	–	0		–			4	–	11		.267
† 2025 Big South tournament winner As of December 30, 2024

The 2024–25 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team represents Charleston Southern University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by head coach Saah Nimley in his first full season, play their home games at the Buccaneer Field House in North Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.

Previous season

The Buccaneers finished the 2023–24 season 10–20, 6–10 in Big South play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.^[1] They were defeated by UNC Asheville in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament.^[2]

Just seven games into the season, head coach Barclay Radebaugh announced that he would be stepping down, ending his 19-year tenure with the team, with associate head coach Saah Nimley serving as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.^[3] On March 4, 2024, the school announced that they would be removing the interim tag, and naming Nimley the new head coach.^[4]

Roster

2024–25 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Ellis Graham 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Gray Collegiate Academy New Zion, SC G 1 Lamar Oden Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Drexel Douglasville, GA F 2 Taje' Kelly 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Grayson High School Atlanta, GA G 4 DJ Patrick 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr South Florida Powder Springs, GA G 5 Derrick Harris Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Georgia Southern Camilla, GA G 6 Anthony Gause 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Milton High School St. Louis, MO G 7 Daylen Berry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Charlotte Raleigh, NC F 8 Jaylon Gibson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS UNC Greensboro Zebulon, NC G 10 Keenan Wilkins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Christ School Hendersonville, NC G 11 A'lahn Sumler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Northern Kentucky Waterbury, CT F 15 Cooper Kowalski 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr First Baptist School Charleston, SC G 22 RJ Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Holy Cross Matthews, NC F 23 Reis Jones 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Florida SouthWestern Fort Washington, MD F 30 Thompson Camara 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Frank Phillips College Otukpo, Nigeria F 34 Lase Olalere 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Charleston Math & Science Charleston, SC	Head coach Saah Nimley (Charleston Southern) Assistant coach(es) Mike Howland (DePauw) Trey Johnson (Charleston Southern) Nate Louis (Charleston Southern) Michael Ervin (Appalachian State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 22, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+		at Clemson	L 64–91	0–1	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,463) Clemson, SC
November 7, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Florida	L 66–90	0–2	UNF Arena (2,019) Jacksonville, FL
November 11, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Morris	W 108–50	1–2	Buccaneer Field House (754) North Charleston, SC
November 15, 2024* 1:00 pm		vs. UT Rio Grande Valley Greenbrier Tip-Off River Division Semifinals	L 76–86	1–3	Colonial Hall (275) White Sulphur Springs, WV
November 16, 2024* 12:00 pm		vs. VMI Greenbrier Tip-Off River Division third place game	L 69–80	1–4	Colonial Hall (474) White Sulphur Springs, WV
November 19, 2024* 8:00 pm, SECN+		at LSU Greenbrier Tip-Off campus game	L 68–77	1–5	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,442) Baton Rouge, LA
November 23, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Furman	L 46–67	1–6	Buccaneer Field House (784) North Charleston, SC
November 27, 2024* 7:30 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+		at Georgia Tech	L 67–91	1–7	McCamish Pavilion (3,414) Atlanta, GA
November 30, 2024* 2:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+		at Miami (FL)	W 83–79	2–7	Watsco Center (3,244) Coral Gables, FL
December 3, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UT Martin	W 83–68	3–7	Buccaneer Field House (789) North Charleston, SC
December 6, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Davidson	L 72–73	3–8	John M. Belk Arena (2,339) Davidson, NC
December 9, 2024* 7:00 pm		at South Carolina State	L 63–82	3–9	SHM Memorial Center (155) Orangeburg, SC
December 19, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Alabama	L 69–86	3–10	CB&S Bank Arena (1,287) Florence, AL
December 22, 2024* 3:30 pm, SECN		at Georgia	L 65–81	3–11	Stegeman Coliseum (8,368) Athens, GA
December 28, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Columbia International	W 95–89	4–11	Buccaneer Field House (856) North Charleston, SC
Big South regular season
January 2, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Gardner–Webb			Buccaneer Field House  North Charleston, SC
January 4, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Longwood			Joan Perry Brock Center  Farmville, VA
January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		High Point			Buccaneer Field House  North Charleston, SC
January 15, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Winthrop			Winthrop Coliseum  Rock Hill, SC
January 18, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Radford			Buccaneer Field House  North Charleston, SC
January 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Presbyterian			Templeton Center  Clinton, SC
January 25, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+		UNC Asheville			Buccaneer Field House  North Charleston, SC
January 29, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at USC Upstate			G. B. Hodge Center  Spartanburg, SC
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Longwood			Buccaneer Field House  North Charleston, SC
February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Winthrop			Buccaneer Field House  North Charleston, SC
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Gardner–Webb			Paul Porter Arena  Boiling Springs, NC
February 12, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Presbyterian			Buccaneer Field House  North Charleston, SC
February 15, 2025 4:30 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Asheville			Kimmel Arena  Asheville, NC
February 19, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at High Point			Qubein Center  High Point, NC
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		USC Upstate			Buccaneer Field House  North Charleston, SC
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Radford			Dedmon Center  Radford, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5][6]

References

1. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
2. "Pember's 24 lead UNC Asheville past Charleston Southern 60-55 in Big South Conference Tournament". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
3. "Charleston Southern basketball coach Barclay Radebaugh steps down after 19 seasons". AP News. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
4. "Charleston Southern University officially names Saah Nimley as 13th head basketball coach". ABC 4 News. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
5. "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Charleston Southern University. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
6. "Charleston Southern Buccaneers 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 22, 2024.